Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 20 (ithimore, nat, invisible, notary, glycerie, humfrey…). Matches are highlighted.
found his favourite grown too great, And, with his greatness, strong; that all the soldiers Are, with their leaders, made at his devotion; That almost all the Senate are his creatures, Or hold on him their main dependences, Either for benefit, or hope, or fear; And that himself hath lost much of his own, By parting unto him;
Full speech
With leave of Caesar, I would think, that fourth Partly, which the law does cast on the informers, Should be enough; the rest go to the children: Wherein the Prince shall show humanity, And bounty, not to force them by their want (Which in their parents trespass they deserved) To take ill courses. It is and argument the times are soar, When virtue cannot safely be advanced; Nor vice reproved. I saw him now drawn from the Gemonies , And (what increased the direness of the fact) His faithful dog (upbraiding all us Romans ) Never forsook the corp's, but, seeing it thrown Into the stream, leaped in, and drowned with it. Arts, ARRUNTIUS? None, but the plain, and passive fortitude, To suffer, and be silent; never stretch These arms, against the torrent; live at home, With my own thoughts, and innocence about me, Not tempting the wolves jaws: these are my arts. Where goes he, LACO? Where's his brother? This turn is strange! But yesterday, the people would not hear Far less objected, but cried, CAESARS letters Were false, and forged; that all these plots were malice: And that the ruin of the Princes house Was practised against his knowledge. Where are now Their voices? now, that they behold his heirs Locked up, disgraced, led into exile? I fear, you wrong him. He has the voice to be and honest Roman. They must Not see it, LUCIUS. Zeal, And duty; with the thought, he is our Prince. Peace, good ARRUNTIUS.) I'll never believe, but Caesar hath some sent Of bold SEIANUS footing. These cross points Of varying letters, and opposing Consuls , Mingling his honours, and his punishments, Feigning now ill, now well, raising SEIANUS, And then depressing him, (as now of late In all reports we have it) cannot be Empty of practice: It's Tiberius art. For (having found his favourite grown too great, And, with his greatness, strong; that all the soldiers Are, with their leaders, made at his devotion; That almost all the Senate are his creatures, Or hold on him their main dependences, Either for benefit, or hope, or fear; And that himself hath lost much of his own, By parting unto him; and by th'increase Of his rank lustest, and rages, quite disarmed Himself of love, or other public means, To dare and open contestation) His subtlety hath chosen this doubling line, To hold him even in: not so to fear him, As wholly put him out, and yet give check Unto his farther boldness. In mean time, By his employments, makes him odious Unto the staggering rout, whose aid (in fine) He Hope's to use, as sure, who (when they sway) Bear down, ore-turne all objects in their way. I, but his fear Would never be masqued, albe his vices were. Noble ARRUNTIUS, stay.) (Note. (Observe you? Believe me, LUCIUS, I wonder at this rising! That is already done. I, and they think themselves Deeply dishonoured, where they are omitted, As if they were necessities, that helped To the perfection of their dignities: And hate the men, that but refrain them. Oh, violent change, And whirl of men's affections! They, that would make Themselves her spoil: and foolishly forget, When she does flatter, that she comes to prey. Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom: we have placed thee so high, By found belief in thy felicity. Oh, popular rage! Alas! They follow fortune, and hate men condemned, Guilty, or not. But what hath followed? What can be added? We know him dead. Oh, act, most worthy hell, and lasting night, To hide it from the world! Confederates with her husband? Strange act! How fortune plies her sports, when she begins To practise'hem! pursues, continues, adds! Con ounds, with varying her empassioned moods!
Plot summary
Plot — Sejanus His Fall
While disaffected Romans whisper, the favourite Séjamus dominates the court with his spies and corruptly sells offices; it is rumoured that he seeks imperial status for himself. He has an affair with Livia and arranges the death by poison of her husband Drasiis} He and the Emperor MibETUS plot to destabilize the opposition, effectively led by Agtippinal To that end, they have Silii§ and @6rdus tried for treason before the Senate; Silius pre-empts the verdict by publicly committing suicide. Sejanus persuades Tiberius to retire from: Rome, but makes him suspicious by seeking to marry Livia (and so become part of the imperial family). Leaving Sejanus as his deputy in Rome, Tiberius also assigns Maer to watch and act against him. Sejanus returns to favour when he saves the Emperor’s life after a rockfall. The legalized harassment of dissent is stepped up: Agrippina’s son @aligala escapes from Rome with Macro, but his mother and brothers are arrested and condemned. Rumours of Tiberius’ debaucheries circulate in Rome, while his treatment of Sejanus seems increasingly ambiguous: the favourites’ allies and enemies seem both to be given high office. Portents like the appearance of a Biantisiake inside Sejanus’ statue prefigure his fall. He professes atheism, accepting only the power of Fertile, but at a religious ceremony the statue of Fortune turns her face from him. The Senate is summoned to hear a communication from the Emperor, and rumours circulate that Sejanus is to be invested with supreme power. Meanwhile, Macro plans a coup with selected officials. The senators greet Sejanus with flattery, but Tiberius’ letter strips him of power. He is beheaded, and the mob tears his body to pieces and pulls down his statues; his children are also killed at Macro’s instigation.